Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography. Ca...

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Main Authors: Yoichi Nishimura, Naoko Fujii, Takahisa Yamamoto, Mahmood A. Hamed, Misato Nishimura, Takuro Kojima, Noboru Iwata, Kenji Suzuki, Seiichi Nakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9378428